Mouse not turning on at startup

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I started having a weird issue on my "secondary" computer which is running XP. The mouse, a Microsoft Wheel Mouse Optical, is not turning on at startup (the red light is not on). The only way to fix it is to unplug it from the usb port and plug it back in. Once that's done, it works fine.

I've had this system for over almost 7 years now and have never had a problem. Anyone have any advice? Thanks in advance.
 
Have you tried plugging it into a different USB port? Have you tried the mouse on a different computer and/or a different mouse on this computer?
 
Sounds like a USB port issue. Did you check USB related settings in the BIOS? More than one device hooked up to USB ports? Like Zero said, try a different port?
 
Try booting from a linux live cd. See if the problem persists.
 
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